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Treaties 2021
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| westward expansion | during the 1800s, the movement of settlers and immigrants from the eastern United States to the Midwest and West |
| treaty | a written agreement between two or more nations |
| ratify | to approve formally |
| territory | a part of the United States that is not within a state but is organized with its own governing leaders |
| annuity | an annual payment of food and money that the U.S government paid to American Indians in return for their land |
| reservation | land set aside, or reserved, by the U.S. government for use by an American Indian group |
| Bdote | The name the Dakota used to describe where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet. |
| Zebulon Pike | U.S. army officer who traveled with 20 soldiers up the Mississippi River to acquire land on which to build a fort. |
| Little Crow III and He Sees Standing Up | The two Native Americans who signed a document granting the United States two pieces of land near the Mississippi River. |
| How much the Dakota received for the two pieces of land in the 1805 treaty? | $2,000.00 and $200.00 in goods |
| Fort Snelling | The name of the fort built to protect the fur trade on the land claimed by Zebulon Pike |
| Why was Fort Snelling built? | To help protect the U.S. fur trade from the British and would keep peace between the Dakota and Ojibwe. |
| How long did it take to build Fort Snelling? | 5 years |
| Where was Fort Snelling built? | On the bluffs where the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers meet |
| Who was Henry Sibley? | Head of the American Fur Company operations and a successful business man, he was part of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux negotiations and was the first governor of the State of Minnesota. |
| debt | Money or goods owed |
| What happened on July 18th, 1851 during the negotiations of the Traverse Des Sioux Treaty? | U.S. officials told the Dakota the president knew they were poor and hungry and they should sign a treaty to get money. The Dakota didn't speak because not all of their people were there. |
| What happened on the last day the negotiations of the Traverse Des Sioux Treaty? | The Dakota agreed to sign the treaty and were forced to sign a third document that said they were to give the money they got from the treaty back to the fur traders to pay off the debt they owed for the fur trade. |
| Why was Bdote important to the Dakota? | Where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet was origin of the Dakota people. |
| How was the balance of power between the U.S. government and American Indian nation unequal? | The U.S. was more powerful, had more money, more people and more military power. |
| What did the U.S. government plan to offer the Dakota in exchange for their land? | Cash payment, Annuities for 50 years and Reservation land |
| Who viewed resources as a means to survival, a way to get food and provided homes? | The Dakota and Ojibwe Native Americans |
| Who viewed resources as a way to make a profit by using river power for flour mills, lumber mills, travel and by dividing the land and selling it. | European Americans |
| Who believed individuals could own land. | The European Americans |
| Who was the Indian Agent that managed the U.S. government's relations with the Ojibwe and Dakota, resolved disputes between American Indians and fur traders and believed some traders were dishonest with the Native Americans? | Lawrence Taliaferro |
| Who was Alexander Ramsey? | He negotiated the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux with the Dakota, threatened to end the negotiations when the Dakota didn't want to sign the treaties and was Minnesota's Territorial Governor. |
| Who believed you couldn't own land? | The Dakota and Ojibwe Native Americans |
| Who was Stephen Riggs? | A missionary that helped translate the treaties for the Dakota. He led the Dakota to sign the third document during the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux signing. |
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